On This Day

Saturday, May 14, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 16 7 .696 --
Tigers 13 10 .565 3.0
Indians 10 8 .556 3.5
Senators 13 12 .520 4.0
White Sox 12 12 .500 4.5
Athletics 12 13 .480 5.0
Red Sox 9 12 .429 6.0
Browns 7 18 .280 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 15 9 .625 --
Braves 15 9 .625 --
Reds 12 11 .522 2.5
Dodgers 12 12 .500 3.0
Pirates 11 14 .440 4.5
Phillies 11 14 .440 4.5
Cardinals 9 12 .429 4.5
Cubs 9 13 .409 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sam Dente 4
1 Willard Marshall 4
3 Joe Garagiola 3
3 George Kell 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Monty Basgall 1
1 Gil Hodges 1
1 Eddie Joost 1
1 Whitey Lockman 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Hodges 4
1 Andy Pafko 4
1 Roy Sievers 4
4 Eddie Joost 3
4 Willard Marshall 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 1
1 Peanuts Lowrey 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dutch Leonard 0.83
2 Howie Pollet 0.55
3 Bill Voiselle 0.42
4 Sheldon Jones 0.33
5 Murry Dickson 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sheldon Jones 1
1 Alex Kellner 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 Al Papai 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Howie Pollet 6
2 Dutch Leonard 5
2 Bill Voiselle 5
4 Rex Barney 4
4 Sheldon Jones 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou Brissie 1
1 Ted Wilks 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gus Zernial .379
2 Willard Marshall .379
3 George Kell .364
4 Al Dark .356
5 Dom DiMaggio .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vern Stephens 8
2 Sid Gordon 7
2 Jack Graham 7
2 Ted Williams 7
5 5 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 27
2 Vern Stephens 25
3 Johnny Groth 22
4 Vic Wertz 21
5 3 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 5
1 Earl Torgeson 5
3 Gene Hermanski 4
3 Whitey Lockman 4
5 4 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mel Parnell 1.12
2 Buddy Lively 1.69
3 Tommy Byrne 1.74
3 Rip Sewell 1.74
5 Bill Werle 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Branca 5
1 Virgil Trucks 5
3 Paul Calvert 4
3 Clint Hartung 4
3 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ralph Branca 35
2 Hal Newhouser 33
3 Mel Parnell 27
3 Warren Spahn 27
3 Virgil Trucks 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 3
2 Lou Brissie 2
2 Hugh Casey 2
2 Max Surkont 2
2 2 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Elliott .410
2 Ralph Kiner .404
2 Eddie Robinson .404
4 Gus Zernial .400
5 Dale Mitchell .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 6
2 Johnny Mize 5
2 Eddie Robinson 5
4 Joe Gordon 4
4 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 18
2 Cass Michaels 16
2 Eddie Robinson 16
4 Vic Wertz 15
5 Gil Hodges 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Hermanski 4
2 Jackie Robinson 3
2 Earl Torgeson 3
4 Richie Ashburn 2
4 8 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Benton 1.02
2 Buddy Lively 1.08
3 Tommy Byrne 1.17
4 Bill Werle 1.56
5 Tom Ferrick 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Calvert 4
2 Ted Gray 3
2 Larry Jansen 3
2 Buddy Lively 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ralph Branca 21
2 Mel Parnell 18
3 Bobby Shantz 16
3 Warren Spahn 16
3 Virgil Trucks 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou Brissie 2
1 Ken Trinkle 2
3 Al Benton 1
3 Ken Burkhart 1
3 21 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .365
2 Ted Williams .354
3 Dale Mitchell .346
4 Lou Boudreau .342
5 Al Dark .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 42
2 Ralph Kiner 40
3 Stan Musial 39
4 Joe DiMaggio 35
4 Joe Gordon 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 150
2 Joe DiMaggio 139
3 Johnny Mize 131
4 Ted Williams 128
5 Joe Gordon 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 32
2 Bob Dillinger 30
3 Jackie Robinson 27
4 Pee Wee Reese 25
5 Stan Rojek 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 2.44
2 Preacher Roe 2.59
3 Gene Bearden 2.61
4 Harry Brecheen 2.66
5 Hal Newhouser 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 25
2 Hal Newhouser 23
3 Gene Bearden 22
3 Vic Raschi 22
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 155
2 Bob Feller 151
3 Bob Lemon 145
4 Harry Brecheen 143
5 Rex Barney 137

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gumbert 17
2 Joe Page 15
3 Russ Christopher 13
3 Ted Wilks 13
5 4 tied 9